glacial
/ˈɡleɪ.sɪəl/ adjective C1- Of, or relating to glaciers. · We examined the glacial deposits.· Wang Shijin is a glacier expert and director of the Yulong Snow Mountain Glacial and Environmental Observation Research Station.
- Very slow.
- Cold and icy. · After the rain and frost, the pavements were glacial.
- Having the appearance of ice. · On cold days, glacial acetic acid will freeze in the bottle.
- Cool and unfriendly. · He gave me a glacial stare.
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Morrel expected Villefort would be dejected; he found him as he had found him six weeks before, calm, firm, and full of that glacial politeness, that most insurmountable barrier which separates the well-bred from the vulgar man.
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